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RE: James Mathis goes US-proto: 8-wide Sante Fe study
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Sat, 26 May 2001 03:00:27 GMT
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James Mathis writes:
Here it is:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=4633
I welcome your comments and criticism,

Hey look, something worth reading/looking at was posted on LUGNET today!
The amount of SNOT you put into your models is incredible, James. I was
wondering how structurally sound your designs are, however.  Do some parts
tend to fall off if handled the wrong way?  In my constructions, I always
try to attach parts in at least two places.  If a part isn't supposed to
move (say, an angled decorative element), I try as hard as I can to anchor
it so it won't move.  That way, the model always looks like it's supposed to
look.  How many people take similar approaches?
--Bram


Bram Lambrecht
bram@cwru.edu
http://home.cwru.edu/~bxl34/



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  Re: James Mathis goes US-proto: 8-wide Sante Fe study
 
(...) In this Sante Fe loco, the windows are really loosely installed . I've forced a "V" wedge onto the windows, and it's quite fragile about the the side windows, as well. The side windows could be reinforced quite easily if I took more time to do (...) (23 years ago, 26-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: James Mathis goes US-proto: 8-wide Sante Fe study
 
(...) I do... I've seen some of JM's models in the flesh and they do get firmer as he goes through iterations but some of his early protos are fragile. But then so are some of mine. I don't necessarily design for highest durability, that takes a (...) (23 years ago, 26-May-01, to lugnet.trains)

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  James Mathis goes US-proto: 8-wide Sante Fe study
 
It's a US-proto freight loco, folks: Well, I got the itch just to try a design study for an 8-wide US diesel locomotive. I see this type of locomotive frequently here in the high desert of central New Mexico. They're HUGE! It's only a design study (...) (23 years ago, 25-May-01, to lugnet.trains)

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